Football Pickup Thread

[Samsdaddy]

John, I never get tired of seeing your collection or pictures of how you store your collection.

I do have a question for you. The album showing the 1970 Topps set with the wrappers. Are the wrappers all different from the set? I know different wrappers would have different offers for kids.

By the way John, you should be proud of the collection you have built over the years. Never apologize for freeing slabbed cards! They need to be in their "natural" state anyway. :-)

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by Samsdaddy

John, I never get tired of seeing your collection or pictures of how you store your collection.

I do have a question for you. The album showing the 1970 Topps set with the wrappers. Are the wrappers all different from the set? I know different wrappers would have different offers for kids.

By the way John, you should be proud of the collection you have built over the years. Never apologize for freeing slabbed cards! They need to be in their "natural" state anyway. :-)

+1000

A great collection and storage system. What sets have you completed to date and which ones are you still working on?

I avoid CU because in my opinion they delete any post they disagree with. To me that makes their forum more of a PSA marketing site than a discussion among true collectors. Anyone who posts opinions about keeping cards raw over there should expect to be disparaged.

jeff

[Hot Springs Bathers]

John those photos are great! Nice collection.

I have searched for years for nice albums with slipcases much like the heavy duty ones the stamp collecting companies produce. I would love to see ones with a sort of leather feel to them.

The best I have found come from an archival supply company Gaylord.com, the problem is both size and cost. Their best Buckram album is only a 2' D-Ring and they run $58.09 with slipcase. They also have a 2 1/2 inch leatherette for $26.25 without slipcase.

I am putting my pre-60 stuff in the expensive albums for now, maybe a lottery win will supply more!

[BigRedOne]

Erik

Don't worry, I don't apologize to ANYBODY for what I choose to do with my hobby endeavors. Jeff is correct about the CU board. Ive been "booted" off a couple times now for having opinions that the Brass there didn't like.
Even so I have a few respectable hobby pals over there.

The 1970 Wrappers are just random ones I picked up. I like to have the first page in each of my binder sets to be the Wrappers. I still need a few more to fill out the 1970 page. Im not sure how many different ad versions there are.



As for what sets I have complete?

All of them multiple times over it seems LOL

Once I find the right 69 Larry Csonka Rookie I will have a complete run of Topps Football Sets from 1960, 1969 thru 1989. But Ive become a condition junkie over the years and still have "wantlists" for all of them. Even when I do complete a wantlist, I just go through the set again and pick out the weaker cards and make another wantlist. That's why I have restorted to breaking cards from slabs if need be.

Other Sets Im working on:
1955 Topps All Americans (still need 50 cards, half the set)
1957 Topps Football ( Have all the Big guns, still need 20 cards)
1968 Topps Football ( Have about 70-80 cards, haven't gave it my all($$$) yet

I also have a 1974 and 1975 Topps Baseball sets

Sets I would like to have(Build)
1962 Topps Football (Being a condition junkie, this could cost me a fortune!)
1967 Topps Football


HOT SPRINGS BATHER

I have seen and actually bought and tried a few of the expensive Slip case Albums, but was dissatisfied because they seemed to big and the pages didn't fit them as well as I had hoped. I really prefer the BWC D-Ring Ablums. I know my home made Slip covers aren't to pretty, but they work great for me.

So keeping with the original topic of New football pick ups, I just got this beauty!



I was all set to break a Mint 9 slab, when I took a chance on this one.
Virtually every raw card on ebay is overgraded, But I got lucky and beat the odds for once on this Hampton Rookie. Its a keeper! That's for sure!


Aw Hell! Getting buried in snow here! Now the wife will think its more important to shovel the drive and get groceries than it is to Play with my cards.


Better go for now guys!

Be save and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

John

[itjclarke]

.. just discovered this football section. Added Joe last week, to pair with Jerry (added earlier this year).

[PowderedH2O]

I have always had an affinity for the AAFC. While I don't have a huge collection of AAFC items, I do grab them on occasion. About a year ago, I picked up a high school yearbook of Buffalo Bisons/Bills running back Chet Mutryn. Unfortunately, it had no signatures. Last week, I finally got one. While he is not a HOFer by any means, he was one of the best backs in the AAFC and I am proud to add his signature to my collection.

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[jefferyepayne]

That is awesome, Sam!

I've become a big fan of the AAFC as well and have been collecting up cards and memorabilia from that league for a while. Here are a couple of recent pickups I'm excited about.

Paul Brown as rookie head coach of the Browns in 1946



One of the few football cards sets from the AAFC. As Carl L will tell you, this set is a BEAR to put together.



jeff